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According to NFL Spokesperson Brian McCarthy, the FBI and NFL security teams said they found Brady's stolen Super Bowl LI jersey and it will be returned.

(Published Monday, March 20, 2017)

The mystery of Tom Brady's stolen Super Bowl jersey has been cracked.

According to NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy, the FBI and NFL security teams said they had recovered Brady's stolen Super Bowl LI jersey and it will be returned.

Houston police said Monday the jersey was recovered in Mexico along with Brady's jersey from his Super Bowl XLIX win over the Seattle Seahawks. It was taken by the same person, and that person is expected to face federal charges, including but not limited to transporting stolen goods across state lines and outside the country.

"I am happy my jerseys from SB 49 and SB 51 have been recovered, and I want to thank all of the law enforcement agencies involved," Brady said in a statement. "I know they worked very hard on this case — and it is very much appreciated. Hopefully, when I get the jerseys back, I can make something very positive come from this experience."

Tom Brady Searches For Jersey After Super Bowl Win

After the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI, a video from right after the game shows Tom Brady in a locker room asking where his jersey was. In the video from Yahoo News, he said that he put the jersey in his bag and that it was missing.

(Published Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017)

The NFL said the items were "found in the possession of a credentialed member of the international media." Houston police would say only that the suspect had legitimate access to the Super Bowl but was not a ticket holder. A Mexican newspaper company, the Mexican Editorial Organization, said on Twitter that a former executive from tabloid Diario La Prensa was involved in the case. No further information on the suspect has been released.

Houston police Chief Art Acevedo said the jerseys are now in the hands of the NFL and the FBI in Boston, and efforts are being made to authenticate them.

"We're highly confident that these are the jerseys," Acevedo said. "They're going to end up where they belong, which is in the hands of Mr. Brady and his family and his colleagues."